Release Notes

MetricsHub Enterprise Edition v1.1.00

MetricsHub Enterprise Edition v1.1.00

What's New

ID Description
M8BEE-37 Added protocol CLIs to validate configurations, troubleshoot connectivity, and ensure successful metric extraction

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
M8BEE-38 Updated OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib to version 0.116.0

MetricsHub Enterprise Connectors v103

What's New

ID Description
EC-72 Added performance and capacity metrics for Pure Storage FlashArray storage systems via REST API
EC-75 Added performance and capacity metrics for NetApp FAS and AFF storage systems via ONTAP REST API
EC-86 Added support for Citrix NetScaler via SNMP

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
EC-10 Enhanced detection criteria in the EMC VPLEX Version 5, EMC VPLEX Version 6, and Huawei OceanStor (REST) connectors
EC-57 Pure Storage FA Series (REST Token Authentication): NVRAM modules are now reported as memory monitors
EC-88 Added support for HPE ProLiant Gen 11 servers via iLO 6
EC-90 HP iLO Gen 10 (REST): Split into two connectors: HPE iLO 5 (ProLiant Gen10 and Gen10 Plus) and HPE iLO 6 (ProLiant Gen11)
EC-91 HP iLO Gen 9 (REST): Renamed to HPE iLO4 (ProLiant Gen 8, Gen9)
EC-100 EMC uemcli (VNXe): Power and temperature metrics are now collected

Fixed Issues

ID Description
EC-84 Pure Storage FA Series: The hw.parent.type attribute is reported as DiskController instead of disk_controller
EC-95 Dell EMC PowerStore (REST): Metrics are missing for physical disks, network cards, memory modules, fans and power supplies
EC-97 Pure Storage FA Series (SSH): hw.temperature metrics are not collected
EC-98 Dell iDRAC9 (REST): Incorrect JSON response handling leads to HTTP 404 error on network devices

MetricsHub Enterprise Connectors v104

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
EC-112 Reduced high CPU usage caused by internal DB queries in NetAppRESTv2 and PureStorageREST connectors

MetricsHub Community Edition v1.0.00

What's New

ID Description
#424[1] Added protocol CLIs to validate configurations, troubleshoot connectivity, and ensure successful metric extraction

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
#519[2] Updated connector semantics by replacing leftConcat with prepend, rightConcat with append, and osCommand with commandLine.
#521[3] Updated OpenTelemetry Java dependencies to version 1.45.0
#525[4] Added the ability to enable or disable self-monitoring

Fixed Issues

ID Description
#523[5] The hw.network.up metric is not reported for connectors with WARN or ALARM link state

Documentation Updates

ID Description
#546[6] Integrated platform icons and enhanced connectors directory page
#541[7] Moved use cases from the documentation to MetricsHub Use Cases[8]
#533[9] Documented the self-monitoring feature
#529[10] Created a Troubleshooting section in the user documentation

MetricsHub Community Edition v1.0.01

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
#563[11] MetricsHub Engine Internal DB: Improved memory usage and data types identification

MetricsHub Community Connectors v1.0.08

What's New

ID Description
#137[12] Added support for MySQL databases via JDBC

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
#158[13] Updated platforms for community connectors
#160[14] Created Storage metric semantic conventions
#163[15] MIB2Switch and GenericSwitchEnclosure connectors now support Arista platforms

Fixed Issues

ID Description
#111[16] LinuxIPNetwork: Fails to monitor some Ethernet interfaces

MetricsHub Enterprise Edition v1.0.02

MetricsHub Enterprise Edition v1.0.02

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
M8BEE-35 Replaced deprecated loggingexporter with debugexporter in otel-config-example.yaml

MetricsHub Enterprise Connectors v102

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
EC-87 The StatusInformation of the led monitor now reports the LedIndicator value

Fixed Issues

ID Description
EC-74 HP Insight Management Agent - Drive Array: The disk_controller status is not reported
EC-77 Redfish: Enclosures are duplicated for Dell iDRAC and HP
EC-78 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator: The hw.enclosure.energy metric is not converted to Joules
EC-79 Dell XtremIO REST API: The hw.parent.type attribute is reported as DiskController instead of disk_controller
EC-93 Connectors reporting voltage metrics do not set the high.critical threshold

MetricsHub Community Edition v0.9.08

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
#379[17] Added support for escaped macros
#422[18] Developed a JDBC Extension to enable support for SQL-based connectors
#432[19] Standardized the log messages for all the criteria tests
#435[20] [BREAKING_CHANGE] Added support for multiple variable values for the same connector
#468[21] Added support for shared-characteristics for centralized resource configuration
#470[22] Added support for host.id, host.name, and other attributes as arrays in resource configuration
#472[23] Prevented sensitive configuration details from being displayed in error logs
#474[24] Handled blank values when creating INSERT queries for internalDbQuery Sources
#498[25] Improved monitoring jobs when invoking Jawk sources in connectors

Fixed Issues

ID Description
#478[26] A NullPointerException occurs when processing HTTP detection criteria
#480[27] IPMITool criteria and source fail due to invalid ipmitool command
#500[28] Only one monitor is processed due to incorrect indexing
#502[29] Incorrect link status check leads to an incorrect power consumption

Documentation Updates

ID Description
#462[30] Reviewed Configure Monitoring documentation
#462[30] Moved the CLI documentation to the Appendix section
#463[31] Combined the Linux and Windows Prometheus quick starts into a unique Prometheus quick start
#484[32] Documented the Prometheus/Grafana integration
#289[33] Documented the use cases: Monitoring network interfaces using SNMP, Monitoring a process on Windows, Monitoring a remote system running on Linux, Monitoring a service running on Linux, Monitoring the Health of a Service, and Pinging resources
#505[34] Updated references to the deprecated loggingexporter

MetricsHub Community Connectors v1.0.07

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
#112[35] Windows Process: The process user name is now retrieved and selectable through configuration variables
#143[36] Linux OS: The connector no longer reports services, as these are now handled by the LinuxService connector
#148[37] Linux OS: Enhanced filesystem utilization calculation

Fixed Issues

ID Description
#140[38] Platform mispelling in Linux & LinuxService connectors
#145[39] IpmiTool: The hw.status metric is not collected because enclosure.awk reports OK, WARN, ALARM instead of ok, degraded, failed
#152[40] Connectors reporting voltage metrics do not set the high.critical threshold

Documentation Updates

ID Description
#128[41] Documented default connector variables
#129[42] Replaced all references to sql with internalDbQuery

MetricsHub Enterprise Edition v1.0.01

MetricsHub Enterprise Edition v1.0.01

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
M8BEE-29 Removed Otel collector resourcedetection processor to prevent localhost system resource attributes from being overridden
M8BEE-32 Moved the localhost resource configuration to the data center 1 resource group in metricshub-example.yaml

MetricsHub Enterprise Connectors v101

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
EC-9 The hw.network.bandwidth.limit metric is now reported in bytes

Fixed Issues

ID Description
EC-73 Dell iDRAC9 (REST): Some network link physical addresses are incorrect

MetricsHub Community Edition v0.9.07

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
#433[43] [BREAKING_CHANGE] Disabled Automatic Hostname to FQDN resolution
#427[44] BMC Helix Integration: Added the StatusInformation internal text parameter to the connector monitor
#421[45] Reduced Alert noise for hw.status{state="present"}
#414[46] Added a link to MetricsHub Community Connectors 1.0.06
#412[47] The hw.status{state="present"} metric is no longer reported for cpu monitors discovered by Linux and Window connectors
#383[48] Implemented a new engine method megaBit2Byte to align with OpenTelemetry unit standards
#374[49] Default connector variables can now be specified in YAML connector files
#302[50] Defined afterAll and beforeAll jobs in YAML connectors
#423[51] Added the ability to filter monitors

Fixed Issues

ID Description
#436[52] The log message for SNMP v3 credential validation is incorrect
#439[53] Connector default variables are not serializable
#417[54] JavaDoc references are incorrect
#410[55] Protocol definition is applied to only one host in a multiple-host configuration
#368[56] The hw.power{hw.type="vm"} metric is erroneously set to 0
#456[57] An exception occurs when monitoring ESXi through vCenter authentication

MetricsHub Community Connectors v1.0.06

Changes and Improvements

ID Description
#125[58] Disabled automatic detection for WindowsProcess, WindowsService, and LinuxService
#122[59] Added default values for connector variables in WindowsService, LinuxService, WindowsProcess & LinuxProcess
#114[60] The hw.network.bandwidth.limit metric is now displayed in bytes

Fixed Issues

ID Description
#120[61] The hw.vm.power_ratio unit is incorrect. It should be 1 instead of Cel
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